Stephen Winthrop drafts a will in England.
May 3, 1658
The son of Gov. John Winthrop, he leaves “fifteene pounds” for the poor. The first recorded bequest to the poor in Boston, it is not known whether the bequest was ever executed.
The son of Gov. John Winthrop, he leaves “fifteene pounds” for the poor. The first recorded bequest to the poor in Boston, it is not known whether the bequest was ever executed.